Every Day is for the Thief

Every Day is for the Thief

It’s not entirely clear which of Teju Cole’s books, Open City or
Every Day Is for the Thief, has seniority. Open City made a strong
impression when it appeared in 2011, and now Every Day Is for the
Thief has arrived in consolidation, though it first appeared in
Nigeria in 2007. Neither book offers much of the structure or
imaginative texture of fiction, with Open City resembling a
beautifully composed and extended blog, while Every Day Is for the
Thief starts off journalistically, as if its subject (as the title
suggests) is going to be Nigerian corruption, as experienced by an
American resident visiting his native country after a long absence.